Inc.), alkaline phosphatase activity assay kit (Cat # E-BC-K091, Elabscience
Biotechnology Inc.), and alanine aminotransferase activity assay kit (Cat #
E-BC-K235, Elabscience Biotechnology Inc.); ELISA kits for rat insulin (Cat #
E-EL-R3034, Elabscience Biotechnology Inc.), rat IL-6 (Cat # E-EL-R0015,
Elabscience Biotechnology Inc.), and TNF alpha (Cat # E-EL-R0019, Elabscience
Biotechnology Inc.). Creatinine (Cr) colorimetric assay kit (Cat # E-BC-K188-M,
Elabscience Biotechnology Inc.), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C)
colorimetric assay kit (Cat # E-BC-K222-S, Elabscience Biotechnology Inc.), and
triglycerides colorimetric assay kit (Cat # E-BC-K261-M, Elabscience
Biotechnology Inc.). GLP-1 assay kit (Cat # E-EL-R3007, Elabscience
Biotechnology Inc.). Readings for ELISA kits were taken using Microplate ELISA
Reader (BIOBASE-EL 10A).